Christmas . . . is not an eternal event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart.~ Freya Stark
Commenters, you were so cute yesterday. Everyone seemed to want the metal Christmas tree I posted. You must know I would have told you where it was from, if I could have. I got it at Smith and Hawken, and I'm sorry to say, they are no longer in business. I searched for Heirloom Ornament Tree, and could only find it on EBAY. It's a good buy though, as originally, it was about twice as much.
What's with the Picture?
I guess it was about four years ago that I treated myself to the Container Store's ornament storage boxes. Of course, they are different now, so I can't supply a link. I was ecstatic to group the baubles by color, and take pictures. I took a zillion– I promise this is the only one I'll show you. By now, in years past, I'd have made the rounds to my favorite ornament suppliers, but this year, since I spend umpteen hours creating these posts, I haven't purchased a single ornament!
PS Our trees are never decorated the same, so I need lots of ornaments. I forgot that I was originally going to title this post Cheap Thrills. In the best sense of the words though. For me, the color and sparkle of glass ornaments are almost as good as real jewels.
